George Lennox usually lived where?

[Dennis]

Hi,

I've uploaded the DC for wee George Lennox who died in 1908 aged 2yrs. I can't read the address of his usual residence (same for the informant his mom Maggie )


http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-1308


dennis

Gallery URL added - AndrewP

[AndrewP]

Hi Dennis,

The address is 141 Dumbiedykes Road. Although it doesn't say so, that is an Edinburgh address, probably demolished and replaced in the 1960s, when most of that area was rebuilt.

All the best,

AndrewP

[emanday]

Googled and got this...

http://www.edinburgh.org.uk/STREETS/part1/d.htm

DUMBIEDYKES ROAD "Dumbiedykes, selected as descriptive of the taciturn character imaginary owner is really the name of a house bordering on the Park, so called because the late Mr. Braidwood, an instructor of the deaf and dumb, resided there with his pupils. The situation of house is different from that assigned to the ideal mansion". N, Chap. VII of 'The Heart of Midlothian' Published 1818. Shown by Kirkwood, also Lothian map 1825, who marks the road Dumbie Dykes. "The dumbie dykes", m.t.c. 29/5/1822. "Small field known by name of Dumbie Dykes", owned by Fletcher of Saltoun,m.t.c. 28/3/1832. "T. Braidwood, teacher of dumb Leonard's hill",p.w.1880. Houses he won plan of (south) regality of Canongait of l8l3, Register House Hist. Dept, "Potts". Du Houses shown in Knox's map l824. Also in Kirkwood l8l7. A Hamilton 1827

...And over 150 images of it here
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=%22 ... a=N&tab=wi

There are a couple of images of old house numbers 135 -136. Might give you an idea of what they were like.

[Dennis]

Thank you AndrewP & emanday:)

Those must be the most photos I've seen of one street:)


dennis